Background and Physical Properties

A light-brown papyrus, consisting of three large and two small fragments. All the fragments are unevenly broken off. The preserved fragments are, save for some holes and fading, in good condition.

Palaeographic Description

The texts on all fragments run parallel to the fibers. At least six hands are discernible, all of them well-trained. The letters are all extremely large, with the exception of those written by the third hand. This fragment might possibly have been written by the same hand that wrote receipt 1.

Contents

Date

78/79 A.D.

Origin

Arsinoites

Provenance

Unknown

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Unknown

Type of Text/Title of Work

Tax Receipt (5) for Vine-Land

Content

The papyrus is a receipt that was in the possession of Lucius Ignatius Fronto Tiberinus and (his wife) Ptolema, daughter of Dionysios. Every time they received a receipt for taxes they had to pay In connection with their vineyard, they had it transferred to a papyrus.

Cataloging

Collection Access

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